ME Grad Student Impresses at National Conference

Gabriel Cruz has proven what happens in Vegas may land you a trip to Washington, DC. While attending the 35th Annual Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) Symposium in Las Vegas earlier this month, Cruz, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, placed 2nd in the research poster competition.

Cruz’s research poster, “Modeling Criteria for Finite Element Simulations of Surface/Buried Explosives,” earned him a $400 scholarship and an invitation to present his research poster at a related conference next spring in Washington, DC, courtesy of the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terror Events (CREATE).

Undergrads Compete for $100,000 in Prizes Today at Technology Competition

By Christi Fish
Public Affairs Specialist

Business and engineering students at UTSA are competing today for $100,000 in business-related services and prizes at San Antonio’s largest business planning competition, UTSA’s $100,000 New Technology Venture Competition. The biannual competition, hosted by UTSA’s Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), promotes student entrepreneurship by pairing engineering students who create viable new technologies with business students who create business plans to market those technologies through a viable start-up.

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Institute for Conventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy Hires Director

By Christi Fish
Public Affairs Specialist

The University of Texas at San Antonio announced today the appointment of Les Shephard, a nationally recognized expert who often speaks before U.S. Congress on energy and water issues, to head its Institute for Conventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy (ICARE). Shephard will assume his role as director of the UTSA Institute effective April 15, 2010.

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San Antonio Water System Joins Energy Research Alliance of San Antonio

By Christi Fish
Public Affairs Specialist

Dedicated to exploring new and innovative energy solutions, San Antonio Water System (SAWS) announced today it has joined the Energy Research Alliance of San Antonio, established in June by The University of Texas at San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and CPS Energy. The four organizations will collaborate to define and implement new and alternative strategies for the development of energy technology.

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College of Engineering Welcomes Five New Faculty

This fall, the UTSA College of Engineering welcomes five new faculty members to its staff who bring a wealth of academic, research and industry experiences to the college.

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